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WWW .BUFFALOTECH.COM/WIRELESS ® 54Mbps Wir eless Notebook A d a pter- g User Man ual WLI-CB-G54A ® T echnical Support is available 24 hours a da y , 7 da ys a week, T oll-Free: 866-752-6210 email: info@buffalotech.
1 2 54 Mbps Wireless Notebook A d a pter- g Windows XP Installation & Configuration 1. Installing the Wireless Notebook Adapter-g Dr ivers: a. Insert the AirNavigator CD into the CD-ROM driv e of the notebook. The Air Navigator Setup Wizard launches automatically .
3 4 3. Configuring Wireless Zero Configur ation Service: a. If the Wireless Zer o Configuration Service is activated, Windows will scan for available wir eless access points once the Wireless Notebook Adapter is properly installed. If Windows detects one or more access points, a networking icon appears on the task bar .
5 Windows 98 /ME/2000 Installation & Configuration 1. Installing the Wireless Notebook Adapter-g: a. Insert the Wireless Notebook Adapter , with the Buffalo logo facing up, into an available Car dBus slot. CardBus slots are usually located on the left or right side of the notebook.
7 8 Client Mana ge r Use Client Manager to configure y our wireless network. Use Client Manager to sur vey and connect to available access points, enable and use WEP encr yption, and create connection profiles. Installing Client Mana ge r 1. Insert the AirNa vigator CD .
9 10 5. Click the Ne xt button to begin cop ying the necessary files to install Client Manager . 6.Click the Ye s button, when prompted, to add a shortcut for Client Manager to your Windows Startup menu. If you click the Ye s button, Client Manager will run at startup.
11 12 • T ransf er Rate —Displa ys the data transfer rate, the rate at which you can transmit and receiv e data across the wir eless network, in Mbps.
13 14 P rofiles Pag e Click the Profiles button to open this page. Use this page to access your profiles. Profiles allow y ou to sa ve the information associated with a specific location so y ou can quickly and easily connect to y our network when you ar e in that location.
15 16 • OK —Click the OK button to sav e your specifications and r eturn to the Profiles page. • Cancel —Click the Cancel button to r eturn to the Profiles page without saving y our specifications. • Signal Str ength —Displays the str ength of the signal.
17 18 • Signal Str ength —Displays the str ength of the signal. Signal Str ength is based on the peak signal level the wir eless adapter r eceives fr om the wireless device to which it is connected. • Signal Quality —Displa ys the quality of the signal.
19 20 Wireless Zer o Configuration Ser vice (Windows XP) Windows XP offers the Wireless Zero Configuration Service to support 802.11b and 802.11g wireless netw orking. This ser vice automatically polls the area for a vailable wireless access points. If an a vailable wireless access point is found, Windows attempts to connect to the access point.
21 22 T rou b leshooting/F A Q Use this section to locate answers to fr equently ask ed questions. Check the Buffalo Wireless Support page for the most up to date information. What should I do if I already ha ve a v ersion of Client Manager on m y notebook? Update your Client Manager to the v ersion on the CD .
23 24 Infrastructure Mode—Netw orks that function in infrastructure mode consist of devices that communicate with each other through an access point. Wireless devices can communicate with wired netw orks or other wireless de vices by going thr ough an access point.
25 26 FCC/CE Federal Comm unication Commission Interf e r ence Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable pr otection against harmful interference in a r esidential installation.
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